Stamping for the great outdoors
March 29, 2010 at 12:41 am 6 comments
Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!
I hope the weather is wonderful wherever you live. It sure was a beautiful weekend for us and we spent almost the whole weekend outside! 
Which didn’t leave much time to stamp (gasp!) … but I did have a quick project that I wanted to do for this coming week. Some friends will be in town from the East Coast and I am thrilled that we will be able to get both of our families together for a day in the park while our kids are all off for Spring Break.
So, with spending a day at the park, I thought it would be fun if each child had their own sand pail … (that I also plan on filling as a mini Easter Basket).
I have stamped on plastic pails with StazOn ink before and wasn’t always thrilled with the end results. Sometimes the ink would be blotchy and would scratch off pretty quickly (yes, I have boys… what can I say!) So this time I decided I would try and emboss the names. It worked fabulously (thanks to the embossing buddy!) and I am thrilled with how they turned out! I think the embossed names will be more durable too.
I believe the kids are going to love them! I had a tough time this weekend keeping my boys from taking their pails outside! LOL!
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week!
But, before you go, make sure you visit the rest of the KS Crew and see what they have cooked up for you today.
Happy Stamping!
Angela • Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko
Tammy – March Guest Designer
You can find out the winners to Connie’s KS Crew Challenge (#23) – Masking, HERE.
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Materials: An embossing buddy is a must when embossing on plastic … helps to prevent unwanted embossing powder sticking because of static cling.
(Theo’s Sand Pail – Blue) Stamps: Playful Alphabet Buddy and Playful Stars from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Ink: VersaMark. Embossing powders – Marcasite and Red Dragon from Stampendous!
(Lulu’s Sand
Pail – Yellow) Stamps: Playful ALphabet Buddy and Happy Birthday Cupcake (flowers) from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Ink: VersaMark. Embossing powders – Red Dragon from Stampendous! and Midnight Blue from Sparkle N Sprinkle.
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Julie Masse | March 29, 2010 at 5:58 am
Very very cool Maria!! They look sparkly and pretty – but the children LOVED them!!
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Lynn McAuley | March 29, 2010 at 6:41 am
Love these fabulous pails with the sparkly embossed names and details!! All the children I know would be delighted to have a personalized pail of their very own!! The perfect place to keep “my” seashells or “my” Easter treats!! Great project, Maria!
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Lisa Somerville | March 29, 2010 at 7:11 am
How cute are those! I’m sure the kids will love their own personalized buckets!
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Connie M. | March 29, 2010 at 7:44 am
Maria! What a fun little project and gift idea! They will LOVE having something with thier name on it!! I need to do that for my foor DD Cidney since I was so mean with the spelling of the name! LOL!!
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Makiko Jones | March 29, 2010 at 8:39 am
Maria, this is super wonderful!! What a great idea with using as an Easter basket!! Your kids will love them!! I’m sure other moms are asking to make one for their kids too, lol!
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Tammy Hershberger | April 3, 2010 at 7:45 pm
These are so cute, Maria! I hope you’re having a great visit with your friends and the kids are enjoying their personalized sand buckets!